October 10 marked World Mental Health Day and the European Commission announced it was planning to launch a new campaign to fight stigma surrounding the subject. Besides affecting lots of people in the bloc, poor mental health also affects the economy. What is the situation between prejudices, social media and unequal access to help in the EU?
Drafting the proposal is to be a priority for the new migration commissioner who is expected to take office at the end of the year. Migration is likely to be a dominant topic of this week’s EU summit starting on Thursday.
The European Union foreign ministers meet in Luxembourg, debating the EU’s support for Ukraine and the escalating conflict in the Middle East. For the first time since Britain left the bloc, a British foreign minister attends a meeting EU counterparts.
Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán addressed the European Parliament this week, outlining his country’s priorities for its presidency of the EU Council. Met with overwhelming criticism, he argued that political shifts in EU member states indicate that the bloc’s climate might sooner or later shift in his favour.
The EU-27 are planning new sanctions aimed at Russia through a new legal framework. This is a response to the country’s hostile activities.